Chapter 116: Aftermath of the Northern Expedition (continued 2)
On the night when Li Hui killed Wang Guangzu, Luoyang, an important town in the west of the northern Yan Kingdom, was captured by the Qin people. Only two months after the Yan Kingdom won a great victory over the Jin Dynasty's Northern Expedition, the Qin Kingdom was about to usher in the Qin State's victory over the Yan Kingdom.
The war of annihilation of the country.
And all of this actually stems from a series of consequences brought about by Murong Chui's victory over Huan Wen. It sounds incredible, but it all actually happened.
The reason is actually very absurd and very simple. The great victory of Murong Chui, the God of War of Dayan, not only brought no benefits to him, but also almost caused him a fatal disaster.
They were forced to let Murong Chui lead the army to defend against the enemy. Emperor Murong Wei of Yan Kingdom and Taifu Murong Ping were already afraid of Murong Chui. After Murong Chui's victory, his reputation was so high that no one could match him. When he returned to his class, he
On the day of the dynasty, the people of Yecheng shouted his name and blocked the roads, vying to see the God of War. Some people shouted that Murong Chui was the savior of Dayan, and there was an endless stream of people kneeling down and shouting.
All this was naturally seen by the Emperor Murong Wei of the Yan Dynasty and the Grand Tutor Murong Ping. Murong Wei was worried that with Murong Chui's reputation, sooner or later his throne as emperor would no longer be secure. What Murong Ping was worried about was that this time
Murong Chui defeated the Jin army. If he were to be commended for his achievements, I, as a tutor, would probably have to give way to Xian.
The two monarchs and ministers had evil intentions and were each worried about their own positions. So they understood and began to destroy the Great Wall. They began to plan to get rid of Murong Chui and kill this great hero who had made great contributions to the Yan Dynasty.
Murong Kai, the son of Murong Ke, the former Taifu of Yan Kingdom, learned about the emperor and Taifu's thoughts, and he quickly went to report to his uncle Murong Chui. Murong Chui's uncle Lan Jian also learned about the matter. The two suggested to Murong Chui,
We might as well take a preemptive strike and use the momentum brought by the defeat of Jin's Northern Expedition army to launch a coup to depose Murong Wei, kill Murong Ping and replace him.
However, Murong Chui could not make up his mind because he was not ruthless enough. He told Lan Jian and Murong Kai that he could not bear to kill brothers and cause civil strife in Dayan. This was not the result he wanted.
However, Murong Chui's patience failed to bring about better results. After learning that Murong Chui had noticed something, Murong Wei and Murong Ping not only did not restrain themselves, but accelerated their planning and decided to take action. Under this situation, Murong Chui still
Deciding to be patient, he decided to lead his men to avoid Longcheng, the hometown of the Xianbei people, to show that he had no ambitions. He hoped that Murong Wei and Murong Ping could let it go.
However, this move was mistakenly thought that Murong Chui was going to his hometown in Longcheng to start a rebellion. Emperor Murong Wei immediately ordered to send elite soldiers to hunt down Murong Chui. Only then did Murong Chui understand that no matter what he did, he would not be tolerated by Murong Wei.
Murong commented. At the suggestion of his eldest son Murong Ling, the God of War Murong Chui of Dayan had no choice but to hide his traces with his sons, nephew Murong Kai, uncle Lan Jian and others, turned around and headed south, then turned west to defect to Qin.
Murong Chui's reputation is well known all over the world. Before defeating the Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty, Murong Chui was already powerful in all directions. The existence of the two war-god figures Murong Ke and Murong Chui of the Murong clan in Xianbei made the Yan State feared by other countries.
However, now that Murong Ke died of illness and Murong Chui was forced to leave, Emperor Murong Wei and Taifu Murong Ping of Yan State destroyed the Great Wall, causing Yan State to completely lose its ability to protect itself.
King Fu Jian of the Qin Dynasty learned that Murong Chui had come to join him, and he woke up from his dream with a smile. He was a man who valued talents, and was actively recruiting talents from all over the world to join the Qin Dynasty. Murong Chui was a person he had only dreamed of, and he actually took the initiative to join him.
It was simply joy falling from heaven.
Wang Meng, the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, was also very happy, but what he was happy about was not that the Qin State gained a fierce general like Murong Chui, but that the Yan State lost the last person he could protect them.
In fact, Wang Meng did not think that Murong Chui would serve the Qin Dynasty. He suggested to Fu Jian that Murong Chui would never be loyal to the Qin Dynasty. This man was a man of great talent and great reputation. He was the spiritual leader of the Xianbei people. Keeping him would be a disaster.
.Now that he has arrived at his door, it is better to kill Murong Chui and avoid future troubles forever.
Fu Jian, the King of the Qin Dynasty, respected Wang Meng extremely and obeyed his advice. However, in this matter, Fu Jian did not follow Wang Meng's advice. Fu Jian always insisted on being generous and tolerant, and was determined to be a benevolent, righteous and wise king.
He couldn't do the thing. In addition, he believed that killing people like Murong Chui would deter the talented people in the world from defecting to him, and the gains would outweigh the losses. So he rejected Wang Meng's suggestion.
Wang Meng knew Fu Jian well, and he also knew that Fu Jian would not agree to this matter, so he suggested doing the next best thing and asking Fu Jian to keep an eye on Murong Chui and keep him under surveillance in Chang'an. Fu Jian agreed to Wang Meng's suggestion and sealed the deal.
Murong Chui was made the champion general and Marquis of Bindu, and was given a residence to stay in Chang'an City.
At this moment, Emperor Murong Wei of Yan and others were still glad to have driven away Murong Chui, and they publicized Murong Chui's crime of surrendering to Qin and treason. Murong Wei and Murong Ping even used this as an excuse to refuse to fulfill their original promise to send troops to Qin to aid.
conditions.
Previously, when Huan Wen's army attacked and Murong Wei panicked, he sent people to Qin to ask for help from Fu Jian. He promised that once Huan Wen's troops were defeated, he would cede the land west of Hulao to Qin as a reward.
Now, the State of Yan, which had lost Murong Chui, actually lost its mind and tore up the agreement, which gave Qin State a reason to send troops. Fu Jian had long wanted to attack the State of Yan, but Murong Ke and Murong Chui were still there.
Dare to act rashly. Now that Murong Ke is dead, Murong Chui has surrendered, and Yan State is not trustworthy, morally and physically, it has the conditions to attack Yan State.
In mid-November, Fu Jian ordered Wang Meng to personally lead the army, led Jianwei General Liang Cheng, Luozhou Governor Deng Qiang and others led 30,000 infantry and cavalry to attack the Yan State. Not only did they secure the land west of Hulao that Yan had previously promised,
, and attack all the way east.
In December, the mighty King Murong Zhu of Yan State who was guarding Luoyang, with the help of 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Murong Zang who rushed to rescue, started a battle with Wang Meng's soldiers and horses at Shimen.
Yes, that's the Shimen. It's the Shimen that Yuan Zhen couldn't get through the river and captured. The 30,000 former Qin soldiers led by Wang Meng fought against Yan's soldiers and horses that were several times their own. They actually defeated the enemy army and annihilated tens of thousands of them.
.Captured Xingyang.
There is no harm without comparison, and Yuan Zhen's incompetence is evident. The Yan State could harass Yuan Zhen with thousands of cavalry at the beginning, making it difficult for Yuan Zhen's troops to move at Shimen. But now, more than 100,000 troops and horses are no longer able to defeat Wang Mengsan.
Ten thousand soldiers. This further illustrates how weak Yan's soldiers and horses were after losing Murong Chui, the God of War.'
Under the powerful offensive of the Qin army, on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Murong Zhu, who was guarding Luoyang City, opened the city gate and surrendered. At this point, the Qin army not only took the land west of Hulao, but also occupied Xingyang and Luoyang, two cities that were advancing eastward.
The strategic location laid the foundation for the next phase of the second phase of the attack and found the strategic fulcrum for the advance.
The road to the destruction of the Yan State began.
While the situation in the small town of Juchao County is evolving rapidly, the general trend of the world is also undergoing dramatic and rapid evolution and changes, which is dizzying.
What happened in the Jin Dynasty and the Yan and Qin countries in the past few months can be said to be rooted in the aftermath and follow-up of Huan Wen's Northern Expedition. The general trend of the world often affects the whole body, and the consequences of one incident will lead to changes.
Many follow-ups. And the success or failure of things gives rise to countless possibilities.
For example, if Yuan Zhen had captured Shimen and opened the channel from Suishui River to the Yellow River, the outcome of the war might have tipped towards Huan Wen. After Huan Wen captured Ye City, the situation between the Yan State and the Jin Dynasty would have changed.
It will be different. Or perhaps, if Murong Wei can tolerate Murong Chui and will not force Murong Chui to flee to Qin, then Yan State still has a god of war who can serve as Qin's army.
There are many influencing factors, which seem to be complicated and without any rules. This makes the process of history seem a bit random and messy. Perhaps the process of history is like this, messy and full of randomness. The so-called inevitability of history is just a kind of ignorance.
It’s just a self-deceptive statement, and there has never been any historical inevitability.
Or perhaps, this is the inevitability of history. There are unknown forces that control the direction of progress. At every seemingly possible fork in the road, there is a sign stating that this road is not accessible, setting up an impassable road.
The realm of confinement. Therefore, among all the possibilities, there is only one path that can be passed in the end. Just like the light in the darkness and fog, you can only walk along the light.